We cannot keep jumping from crisis to crisis, IFAD’s Chief Strategist to tell world leaders in Istanbul
Rome, 19 May 2016 – With more than 60 million people across the world reeling from the drought caused by El Niño, Josefina Stubbs from the UN’s International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), has a strong message for leaders gathering…
Decision on former Caribbean football official Jack Warner’s lawsuit to be taken next month
IANS From Sports Keeda Warner is currently on TT$2.5 million ($331,428) bail following his first court appearance on May 27 last year. A judge will rule on June 17 whether to allow the United States government to be included as…
Class suit accuses Volkswagen, Audi of another cover-up
By Charles Toutant, From New Jersey Law Journal Volkswagen and Audi, which already face hundreds of suits over an alleged scheme to falsify diesel emissions, have been hit with a class action in the U.S. District Court for the District of…
The Caribbean Memory Project Is crowdsourcing family histories to preserve the region’s cultural heritage
By Atiba Rogers From Global Voices So you missed out on all those talks with your grandparents about what the good old days were like — or perhaps you’re curious about your family’s past and how you ended up in the…
US Judge to decide if Georgia immune from slave descendant suit
By Russ Bynum, The Associated Press From Daily Report BRUNSWICK, Ga. (AP) — A federal judge said Tuesday she will decide soon whether Georgia agencies are immune from a lawsuit claiming discrimination and neglect have eroded one of the last…
Indian Caribbean Museum at Trinidad and Tobago needs State’s Help
By NewsGram NewsDesk From NewsGram The museum in Waterloo is dedicated to the preservation of artifacts on the material history of indentured immigrants in the Caribbean. Last Wednesday, a lecture was given by the Anthropologist Dr Kumar Mahabir at the…
Do [US] taxpayer dollars fund religious freedom – or discrimination?
By Katherine Gypson From Voice of America CAPITOL HILL— A prayer opens every day of business on the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives. A military chaplain buys religious vestments from a federal contractor. A religious charity sets up a soup kitchen…
Strengthening the multi-sectoral response to NCDS in the Caribbean – National NCD Commissions
June 5th, 2015 – Courtyard Marriott Hotel, Barbados Meeting Summary: Friday June 5th, 2015 at the Courtyard by Marriott Bridgetown in Barbados, key stakeholders came together to discuss strengthening of the multisectoral approach to NCDs through CARICOM’s National NCD Commissions…
ECCB prepares for the possible demise of PetroCaribe
From Antigua Observer A senior economist at the Eastern Caribbean Central Bank (ECCB) has confirmed that the bank has completed a report that would address any possible fallout for members of the Eastern Caribbean Currency Union (ECCU) in the event…
The world’s greenest resort
The world’s greenest resort will be built in the middle of the desert near Abu Dhabi By Chloe Miller From Business Insider The Oasis Eco Resort is scheduled to open in 2020. This isn’t a Fata Morgana. The Oasis Eco…